Creators Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri have lifted the lid on their upcoming Top Cow one-shot Demonic.

Issued as part of the publisher's 'Pilot Season', the book tells the story of a demonically-possessed vigilante who believes that he must kill victims to appease the malevolent entity that haunts him.

"Basically, he has a demon that comes to him every night that tries to talk him into killing his wife and daughter. In order to not have to kill his wife and daughter, he has to go out and fill her quota for souls so that she's fed and doesn't require him to kill his family," Kirkman told CBR.

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Silvestri added: "I really wanted to do something that was different than the typical big red devil with horns and goat feet. Immediately, I thought of making the demon a woman to mess with people's perceptions and to give [artist] Joe Benitez at least one lady to draw in the issue."

Kirkman and Silvestri's previous 'Pilot Season' title Murderer is currently available for purchase. Demonic arrives in stores on January 27.